This power point presentation describes How Sri Lankan People celebrate their wedding ceremony.

14.  A poruwa ceremony is a traditional Sri Lankan
wedding ceremony with Buddhist cultural
influences.
 The groom and his relatives assemble on the left
of the Poruwa and the bride’s family gather at
the right side.
 The bride’s father places the right hand of the
bide on that of groom as a symbolic guesture of
handing over the bride to the groom.

20.  Muslim wedding are
celebrated with pomp
and grandeur.
 Wedding ceremony is
known as “Nikaah” in
Urdu.
 Muslim wedding ritual
or Nikaah ritual can be
broadly divided in
three categories,
namely pre-marriage,
the wedding
ceremony, and post
marriage rituals.

23.  The Muslim
wedding ritual or
Nikaah Muslim
wedding is
preseded by the
Maulvi or the Qazi.
 The bride and the
groom are seated
separately.
 Maulvi or the head
priest reads the
verses for Holy
Quran.